Lavatory support



Filed July 26, 1926 Jgi.

Patented July 39, 192%.

EARL Gr. WATROUS, OF'CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LAVA'IOIZY SUPPORT.

Application filed July 26, 1926. Serial No. 124,997.

This invention relates more particularly to lavatories for use in railway cars and to means for properly supporting the same. Heretotore such lavatories have usually been made of metal but they have been found objectionable and the use of lavatorles formed of ceramic material has been suggested. The advantages of lavatories formed of porcelain or the like are well understood, but attempts to use the same in railway cars have not proven successful. Such ceramic bowls or lavatories are comparatively heavy and are comparatively frangible or easily cracked or broken. ()n account 01 the excessive changes in temperature towhich these lavatories are subjected in railway cars as well as the jarring and strain incident to the movement and stopping of the cars, porcelain lavatories when mounted in the usual manner are likely to soon become broken.

In accordance with the present invention, I provide a ceramic lavatory with novel means for mounting the same so that it is adapted for use in railway cars or other ve hicles.

The objects of this invention are to provide an improved lavatory and method of mounting the same; to provide an improved bracket for supporting a lavatory; to provide means for cushioning a lavatory on the bracket; and to provide such other advantages and novel features as will be described more fully herematter.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention;

Figure 1 is a side view;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bracket and adjacent portions of the lavatory; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2. r

The porcelain or earthen-ware lavatory 1, shown in these drawings, is intended to represent any suitable type such as are adapted to fit against a side wall or in a corner. This lavatory may be fitted with any ordinary or preferred fittings or connections, but as they form no part of the present invention, further description is omitted.

In the present instance, the lavatory 4: is supported on a wall 5 by means of brackets 6. These brackets are secured to the wall by means of bolts or screws 7 which hold them firmly in position. Each bracket comprises aback plate or portion 8 with an outwardly projecting plate or flange 9. This flange is preferably provided with a lower strengthening rib 10, and has an upper rib 11 which engages with a slot or recess 12 in the lower surface 13 ot the lavatory. The rib or projection 11 extends to the back of the bracket but may terminate a short distance from the outer end of the bracket in order to provide a shoulder 13 which engages with the shoulder 14 at the end of the slot. This leaves a small portion of the upper surface of the bracket beyond the rib, as indicated at 15, for supporting the opposed surface of the lavatory. The engaging or supporting gortion of the lavatory may be the usual top portion, com monly known as a slab or as illustrated may comprise a downwardly extending peripheral projection 16 which is formed integrally with the lavatory. A coating or layer 17 of putty, cement, or the like is preferably placed between the bracket and engaging portion of the lavatory and the parts are then drawn together andthe lavatory held in position by bolts 18. These bolts extend through slots 19 in the lavatory and holes 20 in the brackets and are provided with nuts 21. For convenience in installation, such bolts are preferably provided with T heads. The outer portion of the lavatory may also be provided with braces 22 for further supporting the same. The slot or recess 12 is shown in Figure 2 as being somewhat longer than the rib or lug 11, but it is apparent that this slot may be made as long as desired in order to provide for longitudinal adjustment or fitting of the lavatory on the bracket. This is de sirable as these l'avatories being made of porcelain or the like are apt to vary more or less in size. If desired, this slot may also be ex tended upwardly through the bottom plate of the lavatory or slot 19 extended to coincide in length with the slot 12.

It will be noted that when the parts are fastened together, as particularly shown in Figures 2 and 3, the brackets not only serve to support the weight of the lavatory but on account of the upwardly projecting ribs or projections which fit in the slots or recesses, serve to take any sidewise or lateral thrust such as is apt to be caused by starting and stopping of the car. hen such bowls are mounted on the side Walls, the brackets project transversely with respect to the car so that such thrust is taken throughout the full length of the ribs, and from actual use I have found that there is little or no liability of the lavatory becoming cracked or broken. The

putty or cementitious material 17 further serves to cushion the bowls or lavatories against shock and jar and also tends to fill any spaces between the lavatory and the brackets so as to insure full contact throughout various opposed surfaces.

It will be apparent that the parts may be modified in order to adapt the construction for different conditions or positions, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exact arrangement herein shown and described, except as specified in the following claims, in which I claim 1. The combination of a plurality of wall brackets having vertical portions for engagement with the wall and horizontal portions for supporting a lavatory, means for securing the brackets to the wall, said brackets having longitudinal ribs on the upper faces thereof which are shorter than the upper faces, a lavatory having slots in the lower surface thereof for receiving said ribs, said slots having shoulders at their inner ends for engagement with the ends of ribs, a cementitious filling material between the lavatory and the brackets, and bolts extending through the brackets and adjacent portions of the lavatory.

2. A wall bracket for a lavatory, having a flat upper surface, and having an integrally formed rib which is shorter than the bracket projecting upwardly from said surface.

3. A wall bracket comprising a vertical wall engaging portion and a horizontal lavatory supporting portion, said horizontal portion having a substantially flat upper surface with a rib extending upwardly and terminating a short distance from the end of the bracket to provide an end abutment, substantially as described.

4:. In a lavatory mounting for railway cars, the combination of a lavatory having slots in its lower surface, supporting brackets having arms engaging with said lower surface, said arms being provided with ribs for engagement with the slots, and means for se- I curing the lavatory to the brackets.

5. The combination with a lavatory for railway cars, having fiat supporting surfaces with recesses therein, of brackets adapted to be secured to the wall of the car and having outwardly projecting plates engaging with the lower surfaces of the lavatory, said plates having ribs fitting in said recesses, plastic material interposed between the brackets and the lavatory, and bolts for fastening the lava tory to the brackets.

'EARL G. WATROUS. 

